IKECA Creates Canadian Council

ROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - December 3, 2009) - The International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning
Association (IKECA) has announced the launch of its new Canadian Council.
The IKECA Canadian Council consists of all Active IKECA Members located
within the geographic boundaries of Canada and its provinces.

IKECA created the Canadian Council in response to the growth of its
Canadian membership and to address concerns of Canadian members on issues
that are specific to the Canadian market. In the U.S., fire and regulatory
authorities rely almost exclusively on National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) and International Code Council (ICC) standards to guide their codes
and regulations. Each of the 13 Canadian provinces and territories adopts
NFPA standards, but there remain significant variances between U.S. and
Canadian requirements. One goal of the Council is to help harmonize
standards throughout Canada. Other goals include:

-- Actively address needs of members operating in Canada
-- Review, recommend and execute programs, policies and alliances that
benefit Canadian Members
-- Promote the IKECA brand, standards and certification to Canadian
contractors, AHJs and municipalities
-- Develop opportunities for Canadian members including certification and
continuing education programs

"The organization of the Canadian Council is an extraordinary opportunity
to increase the outreach and benefits of IKECA to contractors and fire
officials in Canada. It provides a platform for Canadian members of IKECA
to develop programs and projects specific to their market and to have a
unified voice on the importance of proper cleaning, inspection and
maintenance of commercial kitchen exhaust systems," said William Doherty of
Pressure Kleen Services Company, Inc. of Toronto. Doherty, an Active
Member of IKECA almost since the inception of the organization 20 years
ago, was elected as the first IKECA Canadian Council President.

IKECA's growth outside its traditional U.S. membership has been significant
in recent years. In addition to its strong Canadian constituency, IKECA
has members in Australia, Bermuda, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Russia,
Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

"It truly is an honor to extend the reach of the association in an
international direction. We hope to make our Canadian Council a model for
other countries where there are like-minded companies concerned about the
protection of life and property who can associate and work to their mutual
benefit," said James Roberts, IKECA President.

The International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Association is a 20-year old
U.S. non-profit 501 (c)(6) corporation headquartered in Rockville, MD.
IKECA is accredited as a Standards Development Organization by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI). IKECA's voluntary certification
program form the basis of some municipal licensing programs, including
those governed by the City of Boston and state of Massachusetts. For more
information, visit www.ikeca.org.